Spring coin holder



April 22, 1952 1. L oEvENlcl-l SPRING COIN HOLDER Filed May 1'7, 1948 4- cfoseyz oe/enzoh wat Patented Apr. 22, 1952 UNITED sTATEs PATENT oFFicE assunse() SPRING coiN HOLDER Joseph Loevenich, New York, N. Y. Application May 17, 194.8', Serial No. 27,481A

1 Claim.

This invention relates to coin holders.

An object 'of this invention is to provide a coin holder which includes a magazine of flat formed with at least one opening in one endv thereof through which coins or tokens may be inserted or removed,the coins or tokens being held in the .vide a holder of this kind which may be stamped out of sheet metal, the parts forming the holder being soldered or otherwise secured together in telescoping position.

To the foregoing objects, and others which may hereinaftermore fully appear, the invention consists of lthe novel construction, combination and arrangement of parts, as will be more specifically referred to and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, but it is to be understood that changes, variations; and modifications may be resorted to which fall 4Within the scope of the invention as claimed.

In the drawing:

Figure 1 is a detailed rear elevation of a coin holder constructed according to an embodiment of this invention.

Figure 2 is a detailed side elevation of the device.

Figure 3 is a sectional view, partly broken away, taken on the line 3-3 of Figure l.

Figure 4is an enlarged fragmentary sectional View taken*` on the line 4-4 of Figure 3.

Figure 5 is a transverse sectional view, partly broken away, taken on the line 5--5 of Figure l.

Figure 6'A is a plan view of the blank for the rear portion of the holder.

Figure 'V7v is a, plan View of the blank for the front `portion of the holder.

Referring to the drawing, the numerals I and Il designate generally a pair of telescoping housing members which are secured together as by soldering or rthe like. The housing member I0 is of elongated configuration and includes an elongated plate I2 which at its rear end with a right-angular end ange I3. I2 is provided along the lengthwise edges thereof with right-.angular side flanges I4 attheir forward ends indicatedUt I so as to thereby provide a mouth I6 at tn'jfrward end of the holder.

The' plate I2.`is also formed at its forwardend is formed The plate I4 and the flanges are curved inwardly as 'if with a curved coin engaging seat I1 which is formed with a convex outer edge I8. The housing member Il includes an elongated plate I9 which at its upper or rear end is formed with 5 a right-angular flange 20 and is formed on its lengthwise edges with right-angular flanges 2|.

'Ihe flanges 20 and 2l telescope into the anges I3 and I4 and are secured by tongues or other fastening means 22. The plate I9 is formed with aA forwardly projecting curved forward end 23 having a concave cutout 24 which forms a finger recess whereby a coin C engaging in the mouth IB may be engaged by a thumb or finger so as to withdraw the coin from the holder. The side flanges 2| of the housing member II are also formed with a pair of bowed integral spring "-'iingers 25 which are reversely bowed as at 26.

The fingers 25 are adapted to project into the mouth I6 for resiliently retaining the coin C in the mouth and each finger 25 is formed with a y pair of detents which prevent the fingers from catching on the forward end of wall I9 of housing II.

1' The holder comprising the complementary housing members I0 and II may have a suitable supporting means secured to the rear or inner housing member I I and in the present instance a safety pin 21 is secured to the plate I9 adjacent ,1 the upper end thereof. It will be understood 30 that any suitable securing or supporting means may be provided for attaching or supporting the holder. A conventional safety pin 21 is herein T disclosed as one form of fastening and support- 1 ``ing means for the holder. The housing mem- 3'5 bers I0 and I I are provided with aligned holes 28 vand 29 for receiving a ring in lieu of the safety pin, or if desired, a spring clip such as are used -Kon pens and pencils may be used.

j In the use and operation of this device the 40- coins or tokens are inserted into the holder comprising the housing members I0 and II through 'Vj-'the mouth I6, the spring fingers 25 being pressed outwardly by inward movement of the coin. 'is disposed in upright position =with the mouth I6 thereof lowermost. the fore- 'most coin in the holder will drop down toward the mouth', projecting partly into the mouth I6 and being retained in a position for removal by the spring fingers 25. The coin may be removed by pressing the thumb or a finger against the l exposed portion of the coin C in the cutout 24 `,and pulling the coin forwardly or downwardly. This holder is, as herein disclosed, formed out off two at pieces of sheet metal which are stamped out and .then secured together by suitmouth, the other of said plates being formed'- with right angular flanges along the major por.

tion of the opposite longitudinal edges thereof, said latter flanges engaging within said first mentioned flanges, an inwardly bowed resilient retaining nger formed integral with one end of each of the flanges on said other plate said other plate having a, cut away portion between said resilient retaining fingers andthe adjacent portion of the plate, said retaining lingers being disposed inwardly of Said mouth forming curved portions, and a plurality of transverse inwardly extending beads formed in each of said retaining lingers adapted to overlie the adjacent longitudinal edges of said other plate when said retaining ngers are sprung outwardly to their fullest extent against said curved flange portions whereby said fingers are prevented from being caught on said adjacent longitudinal edges.

JOSEPH LOEVENICH.

REFERENCES CTED The following references are of'record in the le of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS i Number Name Date 970,097 Nelson Sept. 13, 1910 1,464,586 Reid Aug. 14, 1923 1,563,034 Levine Nov. 24, 1925 2,379,695 Emery July 3, 1945 FOREIGN vPATENTS yNumber 4 v Country Date 24,854 Sweden June 6, 1908 757,765 France Jan. 4, 1934 

